The flow of financing and acquisitions involving cross-border marijuana companies is expected to pick up after new risk-disclosure rules were unveiled last week that provide greater clarity for Canadian companies with U.S. operations, said analysts and…

Ontario’s government-run provincial cannabis retailer will use Shopify’s online platform to process recreational marijuana sales online and in brick-and-mortar stores. Shopify is an e-commerce company based in Ontario. It is traded on the Toronto Stock…

A Wisconsin tribe planning to produce hemp-derived CBD is suing the state because enforcement authorities say a new hemp law doesn’t necessarily clear the St. Croix Chippewa to start making cannabidiol. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Ma…

District attorneys are asking Massachusetts marijuana regulators to hold off on the licensing of certain types of businesses, including so-called cannabis cafes and home delivery services. In a letter to the five-member Cannabis Control Commission, the…

District attorneys are asking Massachusetts marijuana regulators to hold off on the licensing of certain types of businesses, including so-called cannabis cafes and home delivery services. In a letter to the five-member Cannabis Control Commission, the…

The Illinois Department of Public Health has appealed a decision to add severe pain as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana in a case that could greatly expand access to the drug in the state. The appeal comes weeks after a Cook County judge or…

The number of banks and credit unions actively serving the marijuana industry has jumped nearly 30% from a year ago. But U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to repeal the Cole Memo may prevent further involvement by banking institutions looki…

Denver is finally seeing some movement on the public marijuana consumption front. The city’s first applicant for a cannabis consumption license had a hearing Friday with Denver regulators, and a second business has applied for a permit. The Coffe…

Baltimore’s first two medical marijuana dispensaries have opened their doors. Maggie’s in Hampden became the first dispensary to begin sales in Maryland’s largest city when it opened Jan. 31, and Pure Life Wellness in Federal Hill ope…